OECS invites comments on its Stakeholder Engagement Strategy

October 29, 2021 Stakeholders are being invited to input into development of a Stakeholder Engagement Strategy for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Development of this Strategy will fulfil…

Bloomberg News Calls for Regional Marine Protected Areas

September 14, 2021 One of the world’s top marine scientists applauded The Bahamas for its decade-long shark sanctuary status, but told Bloomberg News last week that it would take regional…

Deadly coral disease sweeping Caribbean linked to wastewater from ships

July 23, 2021 Researchers find ‘significant relationship’ between stony coral tissue loss disease and nearby shipping A virulent and fast-moving coral disease that has swept through the Caribbean could be…

Bahamas Researcher Dr. Austin Gallagher Named Scuba Diving Magazine’s Sea Hero for work with sharks

July 20, 2021 Scuba Diving Magazine has named Dr. Austin Gallagher – a researcher who helped shape shark sanctuary policy in The Bahamas and a familiar face in the local…

Scotch & Soda And Klarna Launch Global Campaign With Trees For All To Support Global Reforestation Efforts On Behalf Of Consumers Worldwide

June 22, 2021 Scotch & Soda and Klarna commit to planting 10,000 trees in Costa Rica and Ghana to kick off the brand’s long-term partnership with Trees for All. In…

FIU: Moray eels thrive on coral reefs close to people

By: Florida International University February 23, 2021 Coral reefs that are in close proximity to larger populations of people tend to have fewer sharks and other fish due to higher…

The Caribbean: Renewable Energy Paradise

By Kimberly Ramkhalawan kramkhalawan@caribmagplus.com February 2, 2021 With the majority of CARICOM members signed on to the ratification of the Paris Agreement, one which signals steps taken by nations around…

People on the coastline are at most risk in SVG if La Soufriere Volcano erupts!

By: Staff Writer January 5, 2021 A University of the West Indies top geologist monitoring the La Soufriere volcano on St Vincent and the Grenadines says that the people at…

VIDEO: Dr Michele Singh talks about CARDI’s work after hurricane Dorian.

Dr Michele Singh, animal specialist and country representative of the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) in The Bahamas, talks about what CARDI did in the aftermath of hurricane…

The Mangrove Series- What climate change, conch salad and the land have to do with knowledge of self and freedom

By Niambi Hall Campbell-Dean, Ph. D. Epistemology: “the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope, and the distinction between justified belief and opinion.” – Merriam…

The Mangrove Series- inaugural edition

Inaugural Editorial The Mangrove Series takes a critical look at what it is that we value as a Bahamian people and the risks that a changing climate poses to these…

Hurricane Iota smashes into Nicaragua and Honduras, less than a month after devastating hurricane Eta.

The Weather Channel November 19, 2020 Hurricane Iota, the second Category 4 landfall in less than two weeks in Central America, unleashed destructive winds, more inundating rain and storm surge…